Systems Architect
Summary
Systems Architect working full-time onsite in McLean, VA for a cleared IT services firm, translating complex requirements into scalable, secure, user-focused systems. Duties span stakeholder coordination, technical documentation, design systems, and leading dev teams through the SDLC. Requires an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
LOCATION: Full-time onsite in McLean, VA
We are seeking a Systems Architect who can transform complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and user-focused technology solutions. You'll collaborate with designers, developers, product owners, and stakeholders to architect modern systems, drive adoption of technical standards, improve UX/UI, and lead high-performing teams through the full software development lifecycle. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, influencing enterprise-wide decisions, and delivering measurable results, we want to hear from you.
Who We Are:
We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management.
Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence
We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.
Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.
- Coordinating between design, engineering, and product stakeholders.
- Managing and performing quality assurance for technical documentation, including usage guidelines, API documentation, migration guides, changelogs, and user support materials.
- Driving adoption initiatives across product teams.
- Managing design system or component library projects.
- Project management responsibilities, waterfall and agile, including leading software development teams.
- Implementing industry best practices and associated technical solutions.
- Proposing recommendations, with an emphasis on improving User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI), reducing O&M, increasing quality and speed of delivery.
- Analyzing and documenting web-based application, system, and service components and associated interfaces, including those with databases and web services/APIs to assist in decision-making regarding future development.
- Managing user support processes, including triage, escalation workflows, and knowledge base development.
- Managing user support processes, including triage, escalation workflows, and knowledge base development.
- Developing and briefing IT support documents that include SOPs, digital IT workflows, IT knowledge base, pre and post deployment checklists, IT architectural diagrams, system security plans, and administrative processes.
- Working with Sponsor and partner IT organizations.
- Design tool governance (Figma libraries, design tokens, or similar).
- Working with cloud technologies.
- Working with networking and platform hosting technologies.
- Working with AI/SI integration into existing business workflows.
